TITLE:

AX Development Lead

REPORTING TO:

ERP Project Manager

WORKING LOCATION:

Bangalore (IN)

OVERALL OBJECTIVES:

The AX Development Lead is a senior technical leadership role within the ERP team. In this capacity, the individual is responsible for leading a team of AX/D365 developers, driving end-to-end solution design and delivery across the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations platform, and acting as the primary technical authority for all AX/D365 development activities. This role requires a balance of hands-on technical depth with the leadership and stakeholder management skills needed to influence outcomes across complex, multi-geography teams.

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Team Leadership & People Management

Lead, mentor, and coach a team of AX/D365 developers (Senior and mid-level), fostering technical excellence and a high-performance culture.
Provide regular input on team members' technical performance and growth areas to the ERP Manager, feeding into the performance management framework.
Conduct technical screening and interviews for AX developer roles; contribute to team capacity planning and resource allocation across projects.
Act as the primary escalation point for technical issues raised by team members, ensuring timely resolution and knowledge transfer.

Solution Architecture & Technical Governance

Own the technical design and architectural decisions for D365 Finance & Operations customizations, integrations, and extensions.
Define and enforce development standards, coding guidelines, branching strategies, and peer review processes across the development team.
Collaborate with Solution Architects and Functional Leads to translate complex business requirements into robust, scalable technical solutions.
Evaluate and govern the use of ISV solutions, third-party integrations, and platform-native capabilities (Power Platform, Dataverse, Azure services) within the D365 ecosystem.
Lead technical design reviews and solution walkthroughs with senior stakeholders.

D365 Development & Delivery

Drive hands-on development and customization of D365 F&O using X++, including extensions, data entities, business events, and workflow configurations.
Oversee and contribute to complex system integrations using RESTful APIs, OData, Dual-Write, Logic Apps, and Azure Service Bus.
Lead and govern AX 2012 to D365 F&O upgrade initiatives, including code migration, deprecated feature remediation, and cutover planning.
Review and approve technical specifications, flow charts, and architecture diagrams produced by the team.
Oversee build, merge, and deployment pipelines across environments using Azure DevOps (CI/CD), LCS, and associated tooling.
Ensure robust unit testing practices and code quality gates before promotion to higher environments and QA handoff.

Data, Reporting & Analytics

Govern the design and development of SSRS, Power BI embedded reports, and financial reporting solutions within D365.
Oversee data migration activities using the Data Migration Framework (DMF / DIXF), ensuring data quality, reconciliation, and traceability.
Define standards for data entity usage, aggregate measurements, and management reporter configurations.

Stakeholder Engagement & Project Management

Serve as the key technical liaison between the development team, functional leads, business stakeholders, and external implementation partners.
Contribute to project planning activities including effort estimation, sprint planning, technical risk identification, and dependency management.
Provide regular status updates and technical risk assessments to the ERP Manager and senior leadership.
Support pre-sales and scoping activities by providing technical input on feasibility, effort, and solution approach.

Continuous Improvement & Best Practices

Drive adoption of ALM best practices including version control (TFS/Azure DevOps), automated testing, and DevOps maturity.
Champion continuous improvement in development velocity, system performance, and operational stability.
Stay current with Microsoft's D365 release cadence (semi-annual updates) and proactively assess the impact of platform changes on existing solutions.
Contribute to the ERP Community of Practice by sharing knowledge, producing reusable accelerators, and standardizing solution patterns

OTHER ASSIGNMENTS:

Assists in the training and development of technical support staff;
Ensure follow-up to his/her Manager on a regular basis and as often as requested;
Perform other responsibilities and duties as assigned.

EVOLUTION

The Eurofins Pharma Discovery Services is a fairly new business line within the Organization, with an aggressive technological roadmap being implemented to support all the business processes worldwide.

Being part of a fast-paced worldwide group, this position offers a great opportunity for personal and professional growth inside the business line and the rest of the Organization (may be subject to geographical relocation).

PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL CRITERIA:

Eurofins has a strong focus on Performance Management system. This includes quarterly calibrations, half-yearly reviews, and annual reviews.

Qualifications

Educational Background: · Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent degree. Comparable combination of experience, education and training will be considered.

Experience: · Minimum 10 years of progressive experience in Microsoft Dynamics AX / D365 Finance & Operations development and customization. · At least 3 years in a technical lead or team lead capacity, with direct people management or mentoring responsibility. · Proven end-to-end delivery ownership on AX 2012 to D365 F&O upgrade projects, including technical assessment, code migration, and go-live support.

Additional Information

What Happens Next

Our people are the backbone of what we do, so it's incredibly important we find the right individuals to join us. As a potential new recruit you'll be invited to meet the team in the form of an assessment centre or a staged interview process dependent on the role and it's requirements, this will give you the opportunity to see what working for Eurofins is really like and enable us to get you know your key skills and strengths.

Your data

As part of any recruitment process, the company collects and processes personal data relating to job applicants. The company is committed to being transparent about how it collects and uses that data and to meeting its data protection obligations.

Closing Date

We reserve the right to close or extend this position depending on application numbers. Therefore we would urge candidates to submit an application as early as possible.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive please be aware that if you do not receive a response within 4 weeks of the vacancy expiry date unfortunately, on this occasion your application has been unsuccessful.